Gravenstein Apple Cake Recipes

FRESH APPLE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar and apples, set aside. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• In a large bowl, stir together the oil, eggs and vanilla. Add the apples and sugar, mix well. Stir in the dry ingredients, then the nuts. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until cake springs back to the touch.

GRAVENSTEIN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Generously spray a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and set aside.
• Combine 2 c sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla and orange juice in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer until well blended.
• Stir in the flour mixture until blended.
• Fold in grated apple, walnuts and coconut.
• Put into tube pan and bake 1 1/2 hours, or until top springs back when lightly pressed.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Combine 1 c sugar, butter 1/2 tsp baking soda and buttermilk in saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to boil.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Sauce should still be warm, but not boiling.
• Remove cake onto serving plate with raised edge.
• Puncture top of cake all over with skewer.
• Spoon hot sauce over warm cake several times until cake absorbs most of it.
• Let stand at least an hour before serving.

ROASTED APPLE CREME BRULEE WITH GRAVENSTEIN CAKE

Steps:

• NOTE TIME IS FOR MAKE AHEAD.
• Preheat oven 400°F.
• Use a mellon baller to scoop out insides of apple. DO NOT PIERCE the skin. Fill each with 1/2 cup cider and place in baking pan. Add water [2 inches depth] Bake 35 to40 minutes. You want this cooked through. Toss the cider and the water and cool the apples.
• Combine cream to the vanilla in mixing bowl. Pour through a fine meshed strainer. Return apples to baking pan and fill with custard. Again add water to same depth as before. Reduce oven temp to 325F and bake for about 45 minutes. Remove the water and cool.
• CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift the first five cake ingredients together then set aside.
• Now combine all except butter then add sifted and mix until just blended. Use the butter to grease a 9X13 inch dish. Bake for a hour or until passes toothpick test. Cool for 10 minutes then place on wire rack until cooled.
• Serving:.
• Crumble the cake and dust with confections sugar. Put 1/2 cup of the crumbled cake in center of plate. Preheat broiler. Trim 1/4 inch off each apple, CAREFULLY. You want a nice flat surface.
• Place apples on baking sheet. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp sugar over top of each custard filled apple. Place in broiler as close to heat as possible so you carmalize the tops. They should be golden [or dark brown] WATCH THIS do not walk away.
• Place one apple in center of cake nest and serve.
• Note this can be made in stages.
• Bake apples 2 days before. Do the custard 1 day before. Make the cake anytime and freeze it. [if you give in just eat the cake with a hit of sweetened fresh whipped cream]
• Gravensteins are tart sweet and very juicy. you can also use Jonathans, winesaps, Granny Smith or other good cooking apples.